Super Smash Bros Brawl - Delayed Edition

Spectator

Even among Smash players, there are some people who just aren’t that good at action games. With that in mind, I’ve been thinking about how I can convey the fun of Smash to newcomers. I’ve been thinking about this type of thing since long before I joined this industry.

So, for this game, I’ve prepared a new kind of mode. It’s called Spectator, and you’ll find it in the With Anyone menu. If I had to describe it in a word, it’s "watching!"



You can enjoy watching matches between other people!

This mode is a service where Nintendo uses Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to send the data for games played between other people to every Smash household.

Match selection is handled automatically, and absolutely no names of any players can be seen. It feels like there’s a continuous broadcast of matches on your television! Even if you don’t play, you can enjoy the battles of other characters!

And at the beginning of each match, you can even bet coins on the character you think will win.



I’ll bet some coins. I’ve got a winner!

Glean what hints you can from the stages and combatants and try to deduce the winner.

Of course, if your pick wins, your coin count will increase! And the more players in a match, the higher the payout. There may even be extra prizes.



Even if you lose, you can get some stickers.

Just to make sure there’s no mistaking that just watching a match can be fun, we’ll be passing out stickers left and right.

For those of you who want to cooperate with our data collection for Spectator mode, set Allow Spectators to Yes in your Wi-Fi Options. This will result in your play data occasionally being sent to Nintendo.



This setting is in your Wi-Fi Options.

The content that is broadcast is the same for everyone spectating (if your connection timing is the same), so it should be fun to have people in different environments watch and cheer the same match.

To be shocked by impressive play, or to bust a gut laughing at some accident will be quite fun! Perhaps you can use it as reference for your own matches.

Hopefully this mode is something that even people who aren’t good at games can enjoy.

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Pretty good update, at first seemed like a decent idea, but the addtion of betting makes it a win.​

 

Lol that's kinda cool O.o you can steal their technices

 

I <3 this update, it's so much win. I love the fact that you can bet on random people you don't know. It's like a horse race. xD

 

When you put it like that, it sounds so... barbaric.

 

It's a bunch of video game characters forced to fight each other, how else would you describe it? xD

 

Haha, I laughed when I saw today's update.

I was completely talking to Crono weeks ago about how they should allow players to choose upon game entry whether they want to "Join" or "watch" the game.

This way, I can record other people's matches for them if they don't have the ability to. YouTube uploads, anyone?

 

lol yeah. It's like your words are magic <_>

I'll enjoy this mode so that I can watch people play and watch all the mistakes they make as I laugh my *** off.

 

Instead of seeing the Com go at each other when I'm bored I can do it online and see real people instead. =D

 

Oh fun and joy now I can watch other people get thier *** kicked.


I wonder how hard it will be to find a decent match.

 

Playing with people over the net--the chances of facing good players are far greater than just playing with your IRL group of friends.

In fact, it's the only way to get better; to continually expose yourself to the best players out there and learn and adapt.

 

"Teach me your ways, master."

 

That's pretty much all I said at my last Smash Fest to everyone I faced. lmao.

 

XDD

Today's update is great. The hype it's getting. I'm sure this is Nintendo's trump card.

 

I hope there's something even better for December 3rd, lol.

Honestly, anything that has to do with online play, or any other modes/features like Map Maker I'd love to see more of.

 

That update pwns hard. Sadly, I don't have a Wii. V.V

 

Holy F*** that looks cool

 

That's a pretty good final smash.

 

Thats one of the best looking final smash I have seen yet.

 

O.O
That just gives me even more reason to hate the Ice Climbers
T.T